Useful functions, Changing the keyboard’s split point, Transposing the pitch of the keyboard – Dexibell CLASSICO L3 76-Organ User Manual

Page 28: Tuning and temperament, Matching the pitch of another instrument (tuning), Using the tuning preset

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Useful Functions

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Changing the Keyboard’s Split Point

The Split Mode function divides the keyboard into two parts (MANUAL

I, MANUAL II), allowing each part to be played with the MANUAL I and

MANUAL II division. See "Playing the MANUAL I and II Divisions in Separate

Keyboard Parts (SPLIT)" (p. 22).
The split point is initially set at the F#4 key by default. Here’s how to

change the split point in case you want to change the factory setting:

1.

Press and hold the [SPLIT] tilt tab until it's indicator

flashes.

PIANO

HARPSICHORD

TUNING

TEMPERAMENT

TRANSPOSE

2.

Set the split point by simply pressing the corresponding

key on the keyboard. The key you pressed is the first key

of the MANUAL II.

MANUAL I

MANUAL II

Transposing the Pitch of the Keyboard

The Transpose setting allows the pitch of your CLASSICO L3 keyboard to

be raised or lowered in semi-tone steps.
This is particularly useful when accompanying instruments tuned for

different keys, or when a singer sings in a key different than the original

music.

1.

Use the [-] and [+] TRANSPOSE buttons to shift the pitch

of keyboard notes upward or downward by up to +6/-6

semitones

.

PIANO

HARPSICHORD

TUNING

TEMPERAMENT

TRANSPOSE

“Transpose” setting

-6 ~ 0 ~ +6 (semitone units)

The TRANSPOSE LED meter shown the transposition value.

TRANSPOSE INDICATOR

0

1

2

As you can see, the

transposition values exceeds

the number of lights. For this

reason the odd values will be

indicated by using two

indicators lit .

2.

If you press the [-] and [+] TRANSPOSE buttons together,

the transpose setting will return to “0”.

NOTE

See "Working with Memory Pistons" (p. 33) to save your

settings. If you don’t save them, your changes are lost when you

switch off the CLASSICO L3..

Tuning and Temperament

In this section you can modify the pitch of the instrument and change the

scale (tuning system) of the keyboard from standard equal temperament

to another tuning that is more suitable for playing classical pieces, etc.

Matching the Pitch of another Instrument

(TUNING)

There may be times when you accompany acoustic instruments that are

difficult or impossible to tune. As you will see below, matching the tune of

another instrument is easy for the CLASSICO L3.

1.

Turn the [FINE] knob in the "TUNING

TEMPERAMENT"

section.

PIANO

HARPSICHORD

TUNING

TEMPERAMENT

TRANSPOSE

#

b

Turn the knob clockwise to raise the overall pitch, or

counterclockwise to lower it.
You can adjust this in a range of ±100 cents (approximately a

semitone) centered on the selected pitch

Using the Tuning Preset

For many years, there was no pitch standard across Europe. The frequency

of A was different from country to country. For example, in parts of France

could range from A = 392 Hz, in Germany A 465 Hz . Organs were often

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